Comparison

BlaX Macro Camera vs EV13

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BlaX Macro Camera

Capture stunning close-up images with advanced manual controls and real-time previews. This camera app offers a large live viewfinder, customizable interface, and powerful editing tools for macro photography enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Large live viewfinder with real-time preview
  • Customizable interface and presets
  • Manual focus, exposure, and white balance
  • Composition tools like Rule of Thirds
  • RAW and ProRAW capture options
  • Configurable watermark
Features
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BlaX Macro — Beautiful macro photography, made effortless. Built by a macro photographer for macro photographers. Compose, dial in your look, and capture frame-ready close-ups in seconds — no post-processing required. What you see in the live viewfinder is exactly what gets saved. WHY PHOTOGRAPHERS CHOOSE BlaX Macro • NEW in 7.0 — Edit Mode: your photos stay negatives. Re-open, re-develop, re-style any time (Elite) • See your creative look live, before you press the shutter • Capture macro shots in seconds, not minutes • Huge, distraction-free live viewfinder • Share your presets with friends via QR code in one tap • Limited-time Soccer World 2026 event: borders, watermark & corners in your team's flag look • Powerful manual controls when you need them • No ads. No subscription. One purchase, yours forever. FREE FEATURES • Large live viewfinder with real-time result preview • Swipe through presets, filters, and moods directly in the preview • Specialized presets in color and black & white • Focus modes: Manual, Auto, Continuous • Exposure modes: Manual, Auto, Continuous • White balance modes: Manual, Continuous • Pinch to zoom · Tap to focus and meter • Lock Screen widgets and control widgets • Adjust exposure compensation and zoom level • Optimized themes — or build your own • Distraction-free mode and red mode for dark environments • Works on iPhone and iPad • Available in 8 languages PRO FEATURES For photographers who want maximum control and flexibility. Image & color • Customize presets, knobs, colors, and moods • Display P3 wide-color capture • Preset scopes — apply just the look, the border, or the shape • Glow: add a soft, luminous halation that blooms from the highlights • The complete classic color filter set: 11 filters with 3 authentic grades each (#8, #25, 81B …) • Atmospheric, hand-crafted moods — with switchable variants for instant sub-looks • Show sharp image areas on demand • Macro focus support • Image stabilization for steady handheld shots Composition & exposure • Color histogram, luminance histogram, and live exposure info panel (ISO, white balance, tint) • Hyperfocal distance display in the exposure panel • Spirit level • 9 viewfinder masks — Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Fibonacci & more • Set ISO and exposure duration independently in manual mode • Bluetooth trigger, volume-button trigger • Self-timer: 2 / 5 / 15 / 30 / 60 / 120 s • Adjustable iPhone torch White balance, format & sharing • Draggable, resizable gray-card field for pinpoint white balance • Aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3 • Image formats: HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF • Capture RAW or TIFF digital negatives (device-dependent) • 48 MP high-resolution mode (device-dependent) • Save an additional square image — ready for Instagram • Configurable watermark with custom text and color • Optional GPS metadata • Save to a dedicated album ELITE FEATURES Edit Mode — the darkroom in your camera: • Re-open any blaX photo on its look • Re-develop from the RAW negative — full quality • New look, frame & ratio after the shot • Saved edits stay re-editable, forever • Capture Apple ProRAW — the negative rides inside every photo (device-dependent) • All upcoming stack modes included Existing Pro owners are upgraded to Elite for free. One-time purchase. No subscriptions, ever. SUPPORT Missing a feature or found a bug? Get in touch — I read every email. support@blaXMacro.com Learn more: blaXMacro.com Requires iOS 17.4 or later. Thank you for supporting an independent developer.

About

EV13

This app acts as a light meter for film photography, offering tactile analog controls for aperture, shutter, and ISO. It provides automatic exposure readings with various modes and allows photo capture with engraved light meter information.

Highlights
  • Automatic light meter
  • Multiple reading modes (Spot, center, average)
  • Tactile aperture, shutter, ISO control
  • Photo capture with meter info
  • Comprehensive dashboard
Features
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"EV13" is simple, yet designed with craftsmanship that you can find some of your favorite objects. Just like your trusty film camera. It features tactile analog control, automatic exposure reader, and meter preview with recording. Travel light and find a perfect companion to your camera. Features : - Automatic light meter supporting various mode - Various reading mode (Spot, center, average) - Tactile control for aperture, shutter and ISO - comprehensive dashboard design - Photo capture with light meter info engraved. Font is F5.6 from dot colon (ドットコロン) - ver 0.110 Used under SIL Open Font License, Ver 1.1

Screenshots

BlaX Macro Camera4 screens
EV134 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EV13 at none against BlaX Macro Camera's 4. EV13 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BlaX Macro Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. EV13 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EV13 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EV13 has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of BlaX Macro Camera's written reviews are positive against 82% of EV13's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlaX Macro Camera ships an update every 4 days, EV13 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BlaX Macro Camera versus EV13: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlaX Macro CameraEV13
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars MenzelMinsang choi

Customer experience

BlaX Macro Camera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

EV13

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BlaX Macro Camera

One-time4
  • Upgrade to EliteFree
  • Unlock all the features$8.99
  • Unlock the Pro features$8.99
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  • Small World Tipping$9.99
None

EV13

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlaX Macro Camera free?
BlaX Macro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EV13 free?
EV13 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlaX Macro Camera or EV13?
EV13 is rated higher. BlaX Macro Camera averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while EV13 averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do BlaX Macro Camera or EV13 have ads?
Neither BlaX Macro Camera nor EV13 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlaX Macro Camera or EV13?
BlaX Macro Camera ships an update every 4 days, and EV13 every 5 days. Most recently, BlaX Macro Camera was updated on August 19, 2026 and EV13 on September 9, 2026.

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